After Paul Gait, 47, and wife Elaine Kirk, 54, were arrested by Sussex Police on Friday for criminal misuse of a drone following the major disruption at the airport which caused travel chaos for more than 100,000 people, Piers tweeted a picture of the pair and a choice caption.

He wrote: "Sorry, WHAT? The (suspected) Gatwick drone ‘terrorists’ are these two clowns? A local carpet fitter & his wife (allegedly) paralysed a major airport for days? What a joke. Only it’s not funny, is it? Imagine if they were real terrorists?"

Paul is actually window fitter.

Paul Gait, 47, and his wife Elaine, 54, arriving home (Image: SWNS)

Piers Morgan backed down

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After Sussex Police announced the pair were released without charge Piers hastily backtracked. He took to Twitter: "I, like most in the media today, owe these two an apology. They’re not the (suspected) drone clowns after all. Meanwhile, the real culprit(s) remain at large.. what an ongoing fiasco. Sorry Paul & Elaine."

Their arrests were made after reports of drones being flown over Gatwick caused the airport to close its runways.

This caused Christmas travel misery for 140,000 passengers with 1,000 flights cancelled or diverted since Wednesday.

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It was reported by The Telegraph that Paul Gait's boss John Allard, who runs Allard Double Glazing in Crowborough told that his employee had an interest in drones.